North Carolina Crash

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  1. justa_driver

    justa_driver Road Train Member

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    No its not, traffic is always fast and heavy through there. Im always in that center lane when I go around that curve because Ive seen many drivers pulled off in it over the years.
     
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  3. Hoofbeats

    Hoofbeats Road Train Member

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    It's common now for truck drivers that have killed someone through negligence to be arrested. The authorities and the public take it a lot more seriously than they used to.

    He made two mistakes that got someone killed. He pulled over just to make a phone call and he failed to get anywhere near the speed of traffic before merging into traffic.
     
  4. 6daysontheroad

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    Don't know what his reason for pulling off on the shoulder was, but outside of a genuine emergency, that particular stretch of road with a very narrow shoulder, heavy traffic and curve is like asking for a disaster to happen. Which unfortunately did.
     
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  5. Hoofbeats

    Hoofbeats Road Train Member

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    He pulled over to make a phone call.
     
  6. KriegHund

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    Charged with a misdemeanor and 1 million bond. Just another example of how the dirty south operates.
     
  7. albert l

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    I did not see that in the link or video
    Did I miss it or do you have another link ?
     
  8. Skate-Board

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    It's a misdemeanor and he's being held on a million bond???
     
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  9. tucker

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    I hate shoulder parkers, it should be more.
     
  10. Hoofbeats

    Hoofbeats Road Train Member

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    Anyone that relies on one source on anything is a fool. It is in every newspaper in the area.

    He is charged with Misdemeanor Death.
     
  11. tucker

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